The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
WAYs1DE JOTTINGs.

4 Fillmore and Houston counties art
slowed away in the southeastern part o1
the State, but not so rar but what they
can always be heard from. The farm
ers are going to lose everything in that
section this year-so they say-but il
the general crop dosen't prove superior
in Fillmore and Houston, when the re-
turns are all in, TO any other section Of
equal proportions in the State, then
The STANDARD will be most unex-
pectedly amiss in it's calculations.
! PRESTON.
Speaking of Preston, in general terms,
let it be said that kindness and sociabil.
ity are characteristics of the people of
that thriving city,
"Jerre' O'Brien, Of Preston, this
State, has retired from the hardware
business after 81 years of service. As a
citizen of Preston he is zone of the I'm
est"
Ex-Postmaster Loomis and family,
of Preston, carry about with them as
much good cheer as can be found in the
most pleasant home, and we make no
exception.
One of the best advertised men in
southern Minnesota to-day is H. r.
Wells, and all because he is a staunch
Democrat and a worker in the interests
of that community. Excellent reasons,
indeed.
The Moloney Bros, who have charge
of the "Tibbetts House," are the most
accommodating young men in Preston,
and those who patronize their excellent
house once, never fail to return.
Major Hotchkiss, of the bright and
newsy National Republican, seems to
be the only "bold, bad man" in Pres
ton, but as he is only an editor, of
course a little matter of this kind will
be easily overlooked.
CALEDONIA.
Postmaster Dorival is we'll and most
fayorably known to every man, woman
and child in Houston county. He is
Democrat of the old school, and has al
ways the courage of his convictions.
AS a government official Mr.. Dorival
gives universal satisfaction.
There are many excellent Irishmen
in Caledonia, among whom we may
mention: A. j. Flynn, Judge Of Pro-
bate, County Superintendent Brady,
]. F. Ronayne, M. McGinnis, w, M.
Colleran. Edward Mannix, James Nc
Cabe. P. McGinnis, Peter Carroll, T.
Rohan, Thos. Sheehan, NJ Madigan
and Timothy Quinlan.
Caledoniais one of the prettiesttowns
in Houston county. 1t is the home Of
Rev. Father Shannahan, who presides
over the destinies of large Catholic
congregation, many Of whom come to
this church from the country ada
cent to Caledonia. Here, too, lives
James O'Brien, who has wide reputa.
tion as a lawyer, and whom, we believe,
has served his county two terms in the
State Legislature.
Messrs. P. Mullaney and James Ken
nedY, with their respective families,
reside but a few miles from Caledonia
and are well-to-do farmers. Over thir-
ty years ago these two families settled
in Houston county, where they have
continued ever siuce, and where by
honest, faithful toll, they have gained
a substantial foothold and have won
the respect of friends and neighbors
near and TAR. Whole-souled and gen.
erous, they are never lacking in the
support of any commendable object
charitable or otherwise. True to the
faith they espouse, never Forgetting the
land of their birth, and good and
loyal citizens of this their land of
adoption are Messrs. Mullaney and
Kennedy.
SUPERIOR CITY.
One of the old, old towns of Wiscon-
sin is Superior City. Certainly it has
many natural Observation-Disclosures
that seem to have been held in the back
ground in the past through some unac-
countable reason. Blessed with many
privileges, there is no reason why the
near future should not bring about a
oho,ro stin tho onirit of ho,. droonns ~